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MRO’s View of Salt Deposits in Bosporos Planum
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Caption:
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter used its Context Camera to capture this image of Bosporos Planum, a location on Mars. The white specks are salt deposits found within a dry channel. The largest impact crater in the scene is nearly 1 mile (1.5 kilometers) across.
Background Info:
The Context Camera was built by, and is operated by, Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) | |
| Instrument Host | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | Context Camera (CTX) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Crater, Impact | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2022-01-26 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA25047 | |
| Identifier | PIA25047 | |
